As part of our ongoing commitment to improving daily life for our customers, we have begun a regular cycle of updates to our Crestwood’s Add-On Products for Acumatica. Our dedicated developer is taking all the feedback we get from users, making changes and incorporating them into the next “release” of the products. This blog will … Read more
Updating Scribe Insight for Dynamics 365 Regional Discovery Service Deprecation Microsoft is deprecating the WS-Trust security protocol and regional discovery service, which is used to authenticate connections in Scribe Insight. What does this mean? It means that when Microsoft runs this update on your D365 CE tenant your current Scribe D365 connection will not work. … Read more
Presented by Avalara June 23, 2021 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (CDT) Register Here The Fourth Industrial Revolution, commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, is the use of modern technology to automate traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, creating a “smart factory.” Manufacturing businesses realize that building automation into their key functions allows them to … Read more
And find out why tax automation is more critical now June 22, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (CDT) Register Here Both small and large businesses are pursuing digital transformation (DX) at a faster pace than ever before. Business leaders across the globe were readying their companies for DX even before COVID-19—and the trend … Read more
According to the Justice Department, ransomware attacks are now elevated to the same priority level of terrorism. Dealing with cybersecurity right now is as important to the US government as dealing with global terrorism after 9/11. So what gives? JBS, a Brazil-based company responsible for 1/5 of the United States’ cattle supply, was hit by … Read more
The 2021 mid-year release for Dynamics GP is officially here! The big thing to note is this: this is the LAST update for Dynamics GP 2016. If you are currently running GP 2016, you will not receive a year-end update for the 2021. Be sure to reach out to your Crestwood CAM about planning your … Read more
A comparison of Dynamics GP and Dynamics 365 Business Central No cost to upgrade: Business Central is Free vs. GP $3,200 per upgrade Dynamics GP upgrades average $3,200 plus user time to verify and check features, balances, and reports; whereas, Business Central automatically upgrades your system to the current version for free. Built for remote … Read more
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM (CDT) Register Here If you need to import data into Dynamics GP but you don’t own (or don’t want to set up) an integration in Integration Manager, Scribe, or SmartConnect, you can use a Mail Merge Macro to complete the task. This method: Can be … Read more
Schaumburg, IL and Orlando, FL – June 10th, 2021 Crestwood Associates has again been named as one of Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2021, for the ninth year in a row. The Top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations that sell and implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software. “Nine consecutive years is … Read more
There are two questions eCommerce firms operating in a digital economy must be able to answer: What is an ERP solution and what are the best ERP solutions for eCommerce? The first question is easy, but the second one is more subjective. Let’s start with what an ERP solution is… Simply put, a cloud-based ERP … Read more
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM (CDT) Register Here (or seasoned users who want a refresher! Anyone is welcome!) Join us for a new topic: getting the lay of the land in Acumatica. Maybe you’re familiar with other ERPs, maybe you’re brand-spankin’-new, but this session will cover everything you need to … Read more
We’re at it again! If you loved reading all of our Cliff’s Notes on New Features for Projects in Acumatica 2021 R1, you’ll be even more intrigued with what has changed in the user interface. User Interface Form Subtitle Changes The Subtitles of the Forms have changed and include the Record Type, Record ID and … Read more
Dynamics Community Summit 2021 When: October 12-14, 2021 Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX Register Here Put your computer away and come face-to-face for the first time in over a year to experience the Reunion of Magic at Dynamics Community Summit in Houston, TX this October! One of the most important events for … Read more
THE most powerful tool for business insights on the market right now is a big part of Microsoft’s Power Platform: Power BI. With Power BI (which stands for “Business Insights”), you can leverage your data to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualizations. And, not just Dynamics data either – even Acumatica, QuickBooks, or … Read more
Acumatica Summit 2021 When: July 18-23, 2021 Where: The Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 Register Here Have you signed up to attend Acumatica’s Summit this year? If not, no fear! There’s still time to grab your seat at EARLY BIRD pricing. You don’t want to miss out on … Read more
If you live on the East coast, you likely had some early pandemic flashbacks recently; stories of a gas shortage threw people into a gas-buying frenzy (indeed making that gas shortage narrative a true one). Social media was filled with photos of people in pickup trucks filling barrels with gasoline and videos of motorists physically … Read more
As we discussed in our last ecommerce blog, online shopping is bigger than ever, which means online selling is bigger than ever. Many of our customers are making the turn to digital sales, if it is applicable to their business. Online stores allow business owners to reach more potential customers, get more data and insight … Read more
I know you probably love reading all the release notes for the new versions of Acumatica, but I’ll save you some time and give you the cliff notes. Here is a list and screen shot of the new projects features in Acumatica 2021 R1. Projects Inactivate Account Groups An Active check box has been added … Read more
Database backups are an essential part of any business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. Using cloud products like Microsoft Business Central includes disaster recovery services such as backups and storage. Here is the overview of backups and restores for Business Central. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online service uses Azure SQL Database as the underlying … Read more
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (“SRS” or “SSRS”) have been around for the better part of two decades, first hitting the streets in early 2004. Over the past 16+ years, many articles and blog posts have been written about passing multi-value parameters between reports using a combination of the JOIN and SPLIT functions. These work … Read more
Here is a really interesting tip! A customer of ours was looking to add the Vendor Order Number field to their Posted Invoices list. After researching, we found that it potentially involved connecting a separate table. We thought a customization was in order, but then I learned about an interesting workaround – editing the URL to … Read more
Thursday, June 24, 2021 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT) Register Here Any business with customers in other states is at risk of creating sales tax nexus with those states, which is essentially an obligation to register with the tax authority and comply with applicable sales and use tax laws. Yet simply making a … Read more
Acumatica has recognized Crestwood’s Lockbox Processing, 360° Sales View, and Collections Management products for quality and usability with their latest version Schaumburg, Ill. and Orlando, Fla. – May 7th, 2021 Crestwood Associates is proud to announce the first slate of add-on products (Lockbox Processing, 360° Sales View, and Collections Management) have been recognized as Acumatica-Certified … Read more
Acumatica Summit 2021 is fast approaching! With the end of the pandemic in sight, our team is thrilled to be taking part in the first live event in over a year and a half. Originally scheduled for January and then April, Summit is now set for July 18-23 at the Wynn Hotel on the Las … Read more